Dynastor darius
| Dynastor darius | |
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| D. d. darius subspecies | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Dynastor |
| Species: | D. darius
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| Binomial name | |
| Dynastor darius | |
Dynastor darius, also known as the daring-owl butterfly, is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[2] The daring-owl butterfly is best known for its chrysalis's resemblance to a python as a form of Batesian mimicry.[3] It is native to Central and South America.[4]
Dynastor darius is a large butterfly, with the costal edge of the forewings very curved. The upper side of the wings is dark black to brown in colour, with the forewings spotted with white in a short band from the middle of the costal edge and in isolated spots in the postdiscal area. The underside is beige with, on the forewing, a large whitish area along the costal edge from its middle to the apex.[5][6]
Subspecies
There a currently seven recognized subspecies.[7]
- Dynastor darius anaxarete Cramer, 1776
- Dynastor darius darius Fabricius, 1775
- Dynastor darius faenius Fruhstorfer, 1912
- Dynastor darius icterica Stichel, 1904
- Dynastor darius mardonius Fruhstorfer, 1911
- Dynastor darius populus Röber, 1927
- Dynastor darius stygianus Butler, 1872
References
- ^ Fabricius, J.C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae. xvi+ 832 pp.
- ^ "Dynastor darius Fabricius 1775 - Encyclopedia of Life".
- ^ Aiello, Annette; Silberglied, Robert (1 January 1978). "History of Dynastor Darius (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Brassolinae) in Panama". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 85 (4). doi:10.1155/1978/70262. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Daring Owl-Butterfly (Dynastor darius)".
- ^ Fruhstorfer, H., 1913. In A. Seitz (editor), Macrolepidoptera of the World, vol. 5: 333–356. Stuttgart: Alfred Kernen.
- ^ Smart, P., 1976 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World in Color. London, Salamander:Encyclopedie des papillons. Lausanne, Elsevier Sequoia (French language edition) ISBN 9780948427046 ISBN 0600313816
- ^ "Dynastor darius Fabricius 1775 names - Encyclopedia of Life".